diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.h
index 5785db8e3cf344a7449a64bef71e3f270cc8f166..5d0f7c52fc015fcc914350bdab574bc0f0dbbcc2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.h
@@ -186,5 +186,12 @@ int amdgpu_ring_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 		     unsigned ring_size, struct amdgpu_irq_src *irq_src,
 		     unsigned irq_type);
 void amdgpu_ring_fini(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
+static inline void amdgpu_ring_clear_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	while (i <= ring->ptr_mask)
+		ring->ring[i++] = ring->funcs->nop;
+
+}
 
 #endif